b"FROM 9 DAYSFROM CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST EUROPEBRUSSELS1+1 Cologne Krems 3 Vienna 2,395TO GERMANY Melk 2023 DEPARTURES IN:St GilgenBRUSSELS 3 MAY, JUN, JUL, SEPSalzburg VillachAUSTRIANights in hotel First Class Rail Coach Boat UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES Take a sightseeing tour of Vienna YOUR ITINERARYincluding a private capsule ride on the city's giant Ferris wheel. Days 1-2 - London to Cologne and Vienna Enjoy a guided visit to Schnbrunn After meeting at London St Pancras, we board the Eurostar to Brussels.Palace and an apple strudel Here we change trains, travelling to Cologne for the night. On Day 2 wemaking demonstration.travel by high-speed rail to Vienna, our base for three nights. Cruise the Danube River, sailing Days 3-4Vienna, Melk and Danube cruisethrough Wachau Valley.On Day 3 we enjoy a tour of Vienna's main sights - the ImperialDiscover the Austrian Lake architecture on the Ringstrasse and the impressive Hofburg Palace, aDistrict, the idyllic setting for the vast complex of buildings built by the Hapsburgs over six centuries.fi lm, 7he 6ound of Music.Besides the Opera House and Parliament building we also visitEnjoy an unforgettable classical Schnbrunn Palace, the former summer residence of the Imperialmusic concert in Salzburg, at the family. One of its most beautiful rooms is the Great Gallery, similar tofamous Mirabell Palace.the 'Hall of Mirrors' at Versailles. After a guided tour we enjoy a strudel making demonstration, and sample one of the pastries. Our dayWHAT'S INCLUDED ends in a private capsule aboard the city's famous Ferris wheel - theWiener Riesenrad. On Day 4 we visit Melk Abbey, a grand 11th century Benedictine Abbey with a stunning peach and white faade, archedExpertise of a UK Tour Manager ceilings and gilded interior. Next, we take a scenic cruise to Durnsteinfrom start to fi nishalong the Danube, gliding through the picturesque Wachau Valley.First Class Rail and all transfers,Famed for its vineyards and castles, easily visible from the water, lookEurostar Standard Premierout for Drnstein Castle, once the prison of Richard the Lionheart.Complimentary luggage serviceDays 5-6The Semmering Railway, The Austrian Lake District 8 nights' 4-Star accommodation We travel through spectacular landscapes aboard the Semmering Railway enroute to Salzburg today. Running over 25 miles from13 meals including 8 breakfasts Gloggnitz to Mrzzuschlag, we're immersed in the verdant beauty ofand 5 dinnersthe Semmering Pass, crossing 16 viaducts, 110 bridges and travellingAll tour excursionsthrough \x14\x17 di erent tunnels along the way. 5ather than disrupt the natural beauty of the valley, the route was designed to work in harmony with its surroundings, so the views from our carriage are second to none. On Day 6 we enjoy a guided tour of the Austrian Lake District. An area renowned for its natural beauty, some of the locations we visit were featured in the \x14\x1c\x19\x18 fi lm version of 7he 6ound of Music. 2ur fi rst stop is +ellbrunn &astle *ardens, then we continue to 6t Gilgen, a small town on the shores of Wolfgangsee. You have free time in St Gilgen before we continue to Mondsee and St Wolfgang, on the north shore of the lake.Days 7-9Salzburg, Cologne to LondonWe enjoy a guided tour of Salzburg, among the sumptuous Baroque architecture of churches, squares and alleyways of the beautiful Old Town. With free time afterwards, you might like to stroll through the Mirabell Gardens or visit Hohensalzburg Fortress. This evening, we make our way to Mirabell Palace for a classical music concert. This is the palace where Mozart himself once enchanted crowds with hisTour Code: AEC|per person based on music, and we spend an evening immersed in the wonderful music2 sharing. Deposit from 350 per person. which skilled musicians perform. On Day 8 we leave Salzburg by high- Supplement for solo travellers from 750.speed rail, travelling to Cologne for the night. On Day 9 we travel byFor the latest guidance on entry rail to Brussels where we join the Eurostar to London St Pancras.requirements, please visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-adviceCall us on 01904 527231 or visit greatrail.com for more details 81"